"We have such a rich social life in Chicago," Giuliana told Traditional Home. "That just wasn't the case in Los Angeles — it seemed like one giant office with great weather."

The couple hired designer Lonni Paul, the same designer they used for their home in Los Angeles, to fix up the Chicago brownstone. Traditional Home's photographs show an elegant blue dining room, a bright white kitchen, a cozy breakfast room, a library and a play room dubbed "Duke's Place," among several other rooms.

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The magazine spread hit stands Tuesday, just one day after Giuliana Rancic's last day as co-anchor of "E! News."